neuroglia

noun /nʊ'rɑgliə/

Definition
sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
Example
'neuroglia' can be found in many classic books.
Synonyms
glia
Etymology
No etymology available.

Quick Facts

Palindrome
No
Compound Word
No
Proper Noun
No
Rare
No
Archaic
No
Obsolete
No
Slang
No
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
Length
9

Word Statistics

Length
9
Syllables
4
Scrabble Score
Frequency
1.74

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